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Welcome to the official Better Control Wiki!
Better Control is a mod designed to let you temporarily control non-household Sims in a stable, immersive and lore-friendly way, whilst remaining as faithful as possible to EA/Maxis' native gameplay systems.
Whether you're looking to manage Sim autonomy, explore optional behaviour systems or simply understand how everything works, this Wiki is here to help you get the most out of Better Control.
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New to Better Control? Here's where to begin!
Learn how to install Better Control, enable script mods and correctly organise its files.
✛ Controlling Non-Household Sims
Discover how to temporarily control Sims outside your active household without permanently adding them to it.
Understand the differences between household autonomy, temporarily controlled Sims and the game's native autonomy settings.
Find answers to common questions about gameplay, installation and compatibility.
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Better Control also supports optional modules that introduce additional gameplay behaviours and configuration options.
Let eligible Sims dance autonomously, with adjustable intensity settings to suit your preferred style of gameplay.
- Four intensity levels: Weak, Normal, Strong and Extreme.
- Supports autonomous household Sims and non-household Sims.
- Configuration menu accessible by clicking on a door or gate.
An optional integration designed to provide additional control over WickedWhims' autonomy settings.
- Enable or disable global WickedWhims autonomy.
- Adjust autonomy intensity.
- Configure an optional NPC-only autonomy mode.
- Access the configuration menu by clicking on a sofa.
This integration is experimental and was developed and tested with WickedWhims v185k.
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Better Control v1.2 or newer is required for the optional behaviour modules described here.
Optional modules are not standalone mods. They rely on Better Control's main .ts4script file and must be installed alongside a compatible version.
You do not need to install any optional modules to enjoy Better Control's core features.
Installation Guide — Detailed installation instructions and file organisation.
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Better Control aims to remain as close as possible to EA/Maxis' native gameplay systems.
However, interactions with other script mods, game updates or certain autonomy modifications may occasionally require additional attention.
Information about game versions, optional dependencies and potential mod conflicts.
Solutions to common installation and gameplay issues.
Discover what has changed across Better Control versions.
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✛ Better Control on CurseForge
Download the public release of Better Control.
Follow development, explore announcements and participate in community discussions.
Discover the experimental WickedWhims integration and its early-access information.
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Better Control is an evolving project, shaped by experimentation, technical improvements and community feedback.
My goal is to expand gameplay possibilities without unnecessarily disrupting the systems that make The Sims 4 work.
If you encounter an issue, have an idea for a new behaviour system or simply wish to share your experience, you're always welcome to get in touch.
Thank you for your interest in Better Control and for supporting its development!
— Apocrate